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"This is... Sauce? This meat—is it already cooked?"
Fumio Daimidō's eyes lit up when she smelled the aroma. But she quickly realized that the meat was indeed cooked and even had sauce inside.
A Barbecue Pig's leg was different from its back. The back was clearly recognizable as roasted meat at a glance, but the leg was different—it looked raw.
When Yuuki took out the Barbecue Pig leg, the cut surface was facing down, so Fumio Daimidō hadn't realized it was cooked. Only after it was cut open did she discover this peculiarity.
"That's right—it's already cooked, with sauce inside. You could say it's a finished product."
Yuuki said with a smile.
He didn't plan to do much cooking with the Barbecue Pig, just heat it up a bit.
After all, this Barbecue Pig was already cooked and came with its own sauce. Yuuki had no intention of going through extra trouble for further preparation. The reason was simple: it would be difficult to find a sauce better than this one.
Since it was a Capture Level 1 ingredient, finding suitable seasonings to match it naturally wasn't easy.
It was similar to when Toriko and the others caught AIR from the Eighth Continent in the world of Toriko.
Tengu Brunch from Toriko tried to cook AIR. Although it tasted good, it wasn't as delicious as eating it directly. This wasn't because Brunch's Culinary skills were lacking, but because the other seasonings couldn't keep up...
It was like comparing coarse salt from the past to refined salt today.
Coarse salt had a poor texture and an unpleasant taste. Using the two different salts to cook the same ingredients would result in completely different flavors.
So, Yuuki didn't plan on overcomplicating things with the Barbecue Pig—simply heating it up would do.
The aroma was already very rich even without heating. Once heated, the fragrance became even stronger, spreading even beyond Polar Star Dormitory. Fortunately, there weren't any other residents near Polar Star—just woods.
However, the aroma did make the various animals in Yoshino Yuki's livestock area a bit restless.
If animals reacted , imagine the effect on humans—
Everyone in the dormitory, chatting while waiting for Yuuki, was attracted by this fragrance. The group quickly made their way downstairs, and the closer they got to the kitchen, the stronger the aroma became.
"What on earth is Yuuki cooking? This smell is SO intense!" Shun Ibusaki couldn't help but exclaim.
He specialized in smoked dishes and was naturally quite sensitive to such fragrances.
The group quickly arrived at the kitchen and saw the massive, dissected pig leg and Yuuki heating the ingredients. Fumio Daimidō was watching from the side.
"I knew this smell would draw you guys over. Just wait a bit; it'll be ready soon"
Fumio Daimidō wasn't surprised to see everyone appear. After all, the aroma was simply impossible to ignore. She was now waiting here specifically to taste this incredible meat.
"This... Is this an entire pig leg?! How can it be so HUGE?!"
Although the pig leg had already been dissected, because Yuuki had only used a small portion, the rest still clearly indicated it was a whole leg.
But the sheer size of the leg shocked Yoshino Yuki. She was in charge of Polar Star's livestock area. Besides that, Yoshino Yuki's family also held hunting events back home.
Yoshino Yuki had participated in these hunting events before, so she naturally had a good understanding of animal sizes.
This pig leg was too large. She couldn't fathom how big the actual pig was.
Judging by the proportions, this pig was many times larger than a normal-sized pig; it was completely beyond the scope of typical animals.
"You guys don't need to ask about such things—Just wait to eat."
Before Yuuki could speak, Fumio Daimidō chimed in.
Hearing this, anyone with a bit of common sense naturally understood Fumio Daimidō's meaning and didn't bother asking further.
However, they were still imagining the size of this pig. The more they thought about it, the more startled they became.
But their imagination was soon interrupted. The reason was simple—the aroma of the meat snapped them back to reality.
Yuuki had also finished heating the meat. When heating, he made sure to preserve the flavor of the meat as much as possible. In this respect, no one could do better than Yuuki. After all, Yuuki had the Inferno special ability; he was unbeatable in Fire control.
"You guys came just in time. Help carry these plates over to Marui's room. Auntie Fumio, this is yours."
After handing a portion to Fumio Daimidō, Yuuki called on the others to help carry the plates.
Hearing this, the others snapped back to their senses and immediately gathered around. They couldn't wait to taste such meat, so they were extremely eager to help.
Seeing these youngsters so energetic, Fumio Daimidō smiled. She thought of her own past. Unfortunately, she was older now.
Everyone would always invite Fumio Daimidō to these gatherings, but she would always refuse.
However, whenever they had a party, Fumio Daimidō would prepare some food for them.
It could only be said that Fumio Daimidō truly was the perfect dorm manager. If it were any other dorm manager, they would definitely not tolerate students making noise and staying up late.
But Polar Star was different. No matter how much noise they made, Fumio Daimidō wouldn't interfere—she enjoyed this lively atmosphere.
This was mainly because there were few people in Polar Star, and there weren't any other residents nearby. Otherwise, even if Fumio Daimidō was willing, she wouldn't be able to let them get away with it.
After returning to Zenji Marui's room, everyone eagerly gathered around and stared expectantly at Yuuki.
Since Yuuki was the one who brought the food, they naturally needed his permission before they could start eating.
"No need to stare at me like that. DIG IN!"
Seeing their behavior, Yuuki was somewhat amused; it felt like he was in kindergarten.
Hearing Yuuki's words, everyone eagerly started to eat.
Thankfully, the "Foodgasm..." effect didn't exist in this world anymore; otherwise, Yuuki couldn't imagine what the effects of this Barbecue Pig would be like.
"WHAT DELICIOUS MEAT! And this sauce—I swear, this is absolutely the most delicious meat I've ever had! How did you achieve this texture? How can meat even reach this level of quality?!"
Soma Yukihira exclaimed in amazement. He could tell that the meat's deliciousness primarily came from the meat itself.
Although Yuuki's use of Inferno when heating it up was a bonus, the natural flavor of the meat was clearly the key.
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